Pearl Hernandez and her boyfriend, who was sentenced to death, perpetrated the worst child abuse case the presiding judge in the case said he'd ever seen.

Nearly thirteen years after the death of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez, a Los Angeles County judge has slammed the door on his mother’s attempt to walk free. On March 30, 2026, Superior Court Judge ...

A California mother who was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for "beating, binding, burning and starving" her 8-year-old son with help from her boyfriend has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Los Angeles County judge rejected Pearl Fernandez’s second resentencing bid in the 2013 torture-murder of her 8-year-old son, ...

Pearl Fernandez enters her guilty plea on Feb. 15, 2018, in the death of her son. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Monday was an emotionally charged day for the relatives of Gabriel Fernandez, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pearl Fernandez enters her guilty plea on Feb. 15, 2018, in the death of her son. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Monday ...